SEOUL — North Korea accused the United States of robbery Tuesday and demanded the immediate return of a cargo ship seized for allegedly violating interna
SEOUL — North Korea accused the United States of robbery Tuesday and demanded the immediate return of a cargo ship seized for allegedly violating international sanctions.
In a statement in the official Korean Central News Agency, North Koreas foreign ministry warned of unspecified consequences in response to the U. S. seizure of the vessel.
The U. S. should carefully deliberate what consequences will follow in the current situation derived by their robbery and promptly return our ship, the Tuesday statement read.
The KCNA statement claimed the seizure violates the 2018 agreement between U. S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to improve bilateral relations.
The United States announced last week it had seized the Wise Honest, which was originally detained in April 2018 by Indonesian authorities.
